Gene Dominique
Thoughts and Prayers, 2019
Estimated Value: $2,000

Archival pigment print
38 x 38 inches
Framed
Edition 1/5
Signed, verso
Donated by the artist.

Thoughts and Prayers is a response to the epidemic of gun violence in our country. Nearly every day there is a report of someone being killed unnecessarily by an individual with a handgun.

Thoughts and Prayers is the frequent condolence offered in the wake of gun violence. It has become a knee-jerk and wholly insufficient response. When the reports of yet another shooting became to be too much for me, I created Thoughts and Prayers in response.

In the handgun, the reference is obvious. The cross formed by bullets speaks to the complex and fraught relationship we have with weapons in our culture. The rosary beads represent hope.

About the Artist:
Gene Dominique

Gene Dominique is a Bay Area artist. He earned a BA degree from San Jose State University, studying photojournalism. After earning a law degree from UC Hastings College, Gene practiced for thirty years, privately and with an international financial services firm. In 2015 he began a full-time art practice centered on photography and sculpture.

Gene's explorations in photography encompass a deep dive into a variety of ideas including documentary, abstract, still-life and portraiture. Gene exhibits frequently around the Bay Area. His work has been recently featured in the magazine "Black & White for Collectors of Fine Photography."

Website: genedominiquephotography.com
Instagram: @genedominiquephotography